VICTOR – Registrations are still being accepted for the 19th annual Yarger Memorial Golf Scramble, set for
Saturday, June 11, at Victor Hills Golf Course, 1450 Brace Road.
Tee times are from 10:30 a.m. through 12:15 p.m. for the scramble, which includes 18 holes with a cart, unlimited lunch, a steak banquet, a tee gift, beverages on the course and a framed picture of each foursome. The cost is $125 per golfer.
The tournament is held annually in...
CANANDAIGUA – Finger Lakes Family Care (FLFC) recently joined UR Medicine’s Thompson Health, becoming the health system’s ninth primary care location in the region.
Located at 23 North St. in Canandaigua, FLFC was founded in 2006 by Dr. Robert L. Smith, who is joined by family nurse practitioners Leigh Lafferty and Erin Mahoney.
The practice is a “Patient-Centered Medical Home,” offering same day appointments for sick and acute visits, chronic...
CANANDAIGUA - The Service Excellence Team (SET) at UR Medicine’s Thompson Health recently announced the second quarter recipients of the health system’s Service Excellence Awards:
- Tsega Belete of Rochester, Lead Medical Technician, Lab
- Melissa Colvin of Marion, Financial Counselor
- Cathy Crosby of Canandaigua, Clinical Nurse Leader, Diagnostic...
CANANDAIGUA – In partnership with Foodlink, UR Medicine’s Thompson Health is once again hosting
a Mobile Food Pantry on Wednesday, May 4, from 4 to 6 p.m.
The pantry will offer perishable foods, free of charge, to those in need. These items will include breads, fresh
fruit, fresh vegetables and dairy products.
Staff and volunteers from both Foodlink and Thompson will unload and distribute the food in Thompson’s
Constellation...
CANANDAIGUA – UR Medicine’s Thompson Health, the New York Wine & Culinary Center (NYWCC) and a Canandaigua physician are teaming up to offer a two-part cooking series at the NYWCC.
Called The Food Rx, the series will be held at the NYWCC, which is located at 800 S. Main St. in Canandaigua. Participants will:
Estimate their current consumption of whole plants
Discuss benefits of increasing whole plants in the...
CANANDAIGUA – A host of area woodworkers and local artists have teamed up to create unique, elaborately-decorated birdhouses and birdfeeders to be raffled, with proceeds benefitting the Thompson Health Guild.
The birdhouses and feeders will be on display – and raffle tickets will be available – through May 8:
- At the Guild’s annual Springtime in Canandaigua juried art and fine craft show, April 22-24 at the Greater
Canandaigua...
CANANDAIGUA – UR Medicine’s Thompson Health recently named Wendy Blakemore of Conesus to
the position of director of Quality and Safety for the health system.
Blakemore has a bachelor’s of science degree in medical technology from SUNY Buffalo and a master’s degree in management from Keuka College. A Thompson associate for more than 20 years, she began at the hospital as a laboratory technician and most recently served as the director of Lab Services, Outpatient...
CANANDAIGUA – The Diagnostic Imaging Department at UR Medicine’s Thompson Hospital, 350 Parrish St., will hold free varicose vein consultations on Tuesday, April 19, from 4 to 7:30 p.m.
These consultations, conducted by one of Thompson’s vein specialists, will be held by appointment only, with a limited number of appointments available. To schedule a free screening, call the Diagnostic Imaging Department at Thompson at (585) 396-6701.
Through advanced...
CANANDAIGUA – The Sports Medicine team within UR Medicine’s Thompson Health Rehabilitation Services Department invites young athletes, parents and coaches to “Commonly Seen Injuries in Young Athletes,” a presentation by Dr. Joshua Olsen, a sports medicine orthopedic surgeon.
The presentation will be held at 7 p.m. on Wednesday, April 27, in the Thompson Health cafeteria, located in the hospital’s Constellation Center for Health and Healing, 350 Parrish St....
CANANDAIGUA -- “Cough. Sneeze. Laugh. LEAK?” is the name of a women’s health event being hosted by UR Medicine’s Thompson Health on Saturday, April 30, at Finger Lakes Community College.
Held from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. in FLCC’s Stage 14 and sponsored by Thompson’s Spirit of Women Program, the event will feature muffins, mimosas and Thompson Health Physical Therapist Kimberly Tonovitz. Specially trained in pelvic health, Tonovitz will tell women what they can do about female...